# Accident 20021031032729A: Cessna 182S, Accident, MD, October 31, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 2002, 11:07 local time
- Place: Accident, MD
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5800° N, 79.2739° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5800&lon=-79.2739&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7099L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7099L-2013-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182S (registry code 2072701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC03FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03FA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021031032729A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT DEPARTED CLAREMONT COUNTY AIRPORT, OHIO ON A CROSS COUNTRY VFR TRIP TO HIS HOME BASE AT MERIDIAN CT. (MMK) AIRPORT. THE PILOT WAS RECEIVING FLIGHT FOLLOWING FROM CLARKSBURG APPROACH. AS THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED THE WEST VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND MOUNTAINS HE ENTERED CLOUDS IN CRUISING FLIGHT AT 3300 FEET. N7099L CONTACTED ELKINS FSS FOR CURRENT WEATHER, THEY TOLD HIM TO EXPECT IFR CONDITIONS AND MOUNTAIN OBSCURING WITH ICING CONDITIONS. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS PICKING UP ICE AT 3300 FEET BUT THOUGHT HE WOULD BE OK, ELKINS FSS SUGGESTED THAT HE CLIMB TO 6000 FEET, TOPS REPORTED AT 5000 FEET. N7099L CHANGED FREQUENCY BACK TO CLARKSBURG APPROACH, RADAR CONTACT WAS LOST AT 1059 EST, THE LOCAL 911 OPERATOR RECEIVED THE CALL AT 1107 EST. A WITNESS AT THE ACCIDENT SCENE SAW THE AIRCRAFT BREAK OUT OF THE OVERCAST AT APPROX. 200 FEET, WINGS LEVEL IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED IN AN EXTREMELY MUDDY CORN FIELD, SLID APPROX. 110 FEET BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT WAS KILLED UPON IMPACT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC03FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03FA015), Oct 31, 2002: Cessna 182S (N7099L), Accident, MD, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilots improper in-flight decision to continue flight into known adverse weather conditions. A factor related to the accident was the icing conditions.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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